Offers key insights into the Uyghur community, notably in regards to identity, religion and diaspora

Addresses the issue of identity politics and the Uyghur relationship with China

Examines the 2009 Urumqi clashes and their long term impact on Turkish-Chinese relations

Dr Güljanat Kurmangaliyeva Ercilasun is Associate Professor of History at the Department of Modern Turkic Studies, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. Her research focuses on the political and socio-cultural history of the Kazakhs and Kyrgyzs in the 19^th-20^th centuries; philology, intelligentsia, religion, and family institutions, as well as oral history.

 

Dr Konuralp Ercilasun is Professor of History at Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. He works on the history of Kashgar, as well as various topics such as Xiongnu, Bishkek, the Silk Road and issues pertaining to the modern history of Central Asia.